Israel women in combat

Israel needs a mother

It’s time for women to take the wheel

MARCH 5, 2026|ByOMER STEINMETZ HASKEL

Female combat paramedic soldiers stationed at their army base in Be’eri, just a few kilometers from the Gaza border.

'Bravery never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy preserved in Ashkelon

As female combat soldiers take center stage in Israel’s current war, a historic site preserves the stories of women who have defended the state

FEBRUARY 24, 2026|ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN

Swell Ariel Or, one of the stars of the upcoming movie ‘Tankistas,’ in the 2023 film ‘Kissufim.’

From harlots to heroines: October 7 opens new chapter for women soldiers in Israeli cinema

Stories of women on the frontline on October 7 are opening a new chapter on female soldiers in Israeli cinema.

DECEMBER 2, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

In Israel, even as more women take on combat roles, their uniforms – and their equipment – remain very much designed for men, despite obvious differences in height, weight, and build.

As women join IDF combat units, military kit must be redesigned to fit them - opinion

For most of modern history, military uniforms have been built around the male body, as more women join combat units, it’s time for a redesign.

DECEMBER 2, 2025|ByANDREW FOX

Amid coronavirus, cadet graduates officers course, parents watch on TV

Zehavi said that going through the course through these "uncertain times" during the coronavirus pandemic taught her lasting values such as leadership.

MAY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Roni Zehavi during her officer's graduation ceremony in the IDF Combat Intelligence Unit

Female tank commanders petition Supreme Court to serve in Armored Corps

The petition by the two women is the second one to be filed against the decision to bar women from serving in tanks.

JANUARY 3, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Israeli female soldiers walk in front of a tank during an exercise at the end of their tank instructors course at Shizafon base

IDF Manpower head: Not all combat positions suitable for women

A record breaking 1,000 women drafted into combat positions this summer

JANUARY 30, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Meet the women of the IDF who are tipping the scales of the old boys club

Three senior female officers in the Home Front Command’s Medical Department spoke to the ‘Post.’

OCTOBER 16, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Record number of women volunteer for combat units

The number has more than doubled in three years.

AUGUST 9, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Female soldiers in an IDF artillery unit distribute weapons to their unit.

Amid social change, can the IDF remain the 'People’s Army?'

A round-table discussion with Prof. Yuval Shany, Maj.-Gen. Orna Barbivai and Prof. Amichai Cohen.

MARCH 24, 2018ByARIEH O’SULLIVAN

Soldiers from the Nahal Haredi unit, the ultra-Orthodox battalion in the Israel Defense Forces

Petition calls on gov't to fire rabbis who object to women in combat roles

Video released by Female Combatants Forum calls on rabbis to apologize or be fired.

MARCH 11, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

Four female soldiers heading to Armored Corps’ officer training

The soldiers are part of a pilot program by the IDF to integrate women into the corps.

FEBRUARY 27, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Co-ed army service in Israel

It’s time for the people’s army to listen to the voice of the people, and not just to the voice of extremists.

FEBRUARY 22, 2018ByIDIT SHAFRAN GITTLEMAN

Eisenkot: Women will not serve in Golani or Paratroopers under my watch

IDF Chief of Staff says there is a limit to integrating women into army's frontline units.

FEBRUARY 5, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Female soldier, Lotem Stapleton, a physical education officer, demonstrates a move during a training session in Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense technique, at a military base in the Golan Heights March 1, 2017.